A 27hour ceasefire in Sudan entered into force on Sunday morning.
Saudi Arabia and the United States announced in a joint statement on Saturday that representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a 72hour ceasefire across Sudan beginning on June 18 until June 21.
The parties agreed that during the ceasefire they will refrain from prohibited movements, attacks, use of military aircraft or drones, artillery strikes, reinforcement of positions and resupply of forces, and will refrain from seeking military advantage during the ceasefire. They also agreed to allow the unimpeded movement and delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout the country, according to the statement.
Riyadh and Washington called on the parties to consider the immense suffering of the Sudanese people and to adhere fully to this ceasefire and cease the severity of violence. Should the parties fail to observe the 72hour ceasefire, facilitators will be compelled to consider adjourning the Jeddah talks, the statement stressed.
On the humanitarian level, the United Nations said that the conflict in Sudan has displaced more than one million children in the past two months.
As well as the more than one million displaced, at least 330 children have been killed and more than 1,900 wounded, UNICEF said in a statement.
The UN agency said an estimated 13 million children were in “dire need” of humanitarian assistance.
Source: Qatar News Agency